Do I owe any Canadian income tax?

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You would have an issue with Canadian tax laws if you went there and conducted business in one form or another.

So if all your work was performed here in the US, Canada is not in the picture.

But if you went to Canada and met with the client, consulted there, delivered equipment or materials, installed it.......etc......then Canada might want a piece of the profits. Some places have a minimum amount of time that you need to be there, called nexus, which creates a physical attachment to the location at which point taxes apply. So consult with a CPA, EA or Chartered Accountant (or whatever they are called in Canada) about what triggers your tax liability there for income, payroll, sales, etc.

The US and Canada have a tax treaty, so in general you only owe US tax on your income if you work in the US, even if you spend a modest amount of time in Canada meeting with the clients.

The answer would be different if you had an office in Canada or were in the entertainment industry, which has special rules.

As advised, it is unlike based on what you have said.

If you execute the contracts in Canada, the issue may be different. However, the treaty allows you to earn a certain amount prior to a tax obligation occurring.

I would like to ask if you received a Canadian tax slip like a T4A, NR4, T5018, or the like?

If you have a Canadian office, yex.

If you or your employees (salaried or commissioned) do work in Canada, it depends on the number of days per year, per two years, and per three years.

And then there are several nebulous issues. Tax Treaties are NOT Do-It-Yourself projects. You need a CPA, an Enrolled Agent, or a Tax Attorney who is fluent when it comes to the US-Canadian Tax Treaty.

Dick

Very good responses. Does being a dual citizen of USA/Canada change any of the responses though?

Not from a Canadian point of view. Canada does not base tax liability simply on the basis of being a Canadian citizen.